2014 Collegiate Draft This Friday

BOSTON (Tuesday, January 7, 2014)-- The 2014 MLL Collegiate Draft will take place on Friday January 10, 2014 at 8:30 p.m. in the Philadelphia Marriott's Liberty Ballroom. This will mark the 14th Collegiate Draft in MLL History. The event will take place during the 2014 US Lacrosse National Convention at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. The draft is free and open to the public.

Several MLL players and coaches are expected to be at the US Lacrosse Convention providing clinics and demos for fans in attendance. New York Lizards head coach Joe Spallina, former MLL standouts Tom Marechek and Paul Cantabene as well as New York Lizards FOGO Greg Gurenlian, Boston Cannons star Ryan Boyle and perennial All-Star Matt Striebel are just a few of the names with MLL ties who will be active participants in the convention. This is a true testament to how influential the MLL continues to be in the lacrosse landscape. A full schedule of all convention activities can be found here.

The Collegiate Draft will be streamed LIVE via MLL's YouTube Channel with CBS Sports Network MLL analyst and Inside the MLL host Evan Washburn and ESPN Lacrosse analyst Quint Kessenich bringing you all the action.

The draft can also be heard LIVE via MLL Radio with LaxDirt’s Tim Thomas and Laxworm’s Mike Sportini on the call and additional analysis from LaxDirt’s Tom Bovee.

MLL fans will also be able to follow the draft through Major League Lacrosse’s various social Media platforms on Twitter (@MLL_Lacrosse Hashtag #MLLDraft) and on Facebook (/MajorLeagueLacrosse).

The draft will consist of eight rounds. The first round order can be found below and a full list of the 2014 MLL Collegiate Draft order can be found here.